With a little DIY ingenuity, a filmmaker can have one battery to rule them all. But should they? With a wide variety of video gear comes just as wide a variety of batteries that a filmmaker must carry to power them. From lights to monitors and recorders and the cameras themselves, each design comes with a different size and type of power cell. A YouTuber has managed to create a DIY battery adapter that can unify all his gear to run on a single battery model. That means cameras, monitors, video transmitters, lights, and more can run off of a single battery type, unifying his power needs and simplifying his kit. How did this YouTuber do this? “This simple DIY adapter converts your camera's batteries to NP-F mount, meaning you can power your camera, monitor, video transmitters, lights, and more off of a single battery type,” writes Caleb Pike, aka DSLR Video Shooter. “You can now just pack a single battery type (FZ-100, LP-E6, etc), and you're good to go!“ Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 12 January, 2023